Shelby American ‘MFG 013’ license plates

[joephil]

CSX3178 427 Cobra CS licence plate 1A MFG 013 (LOT F145  KISSIMMEE 2021  JAN 7-16)

[Richstang]

Hello Rich,

First the asked GT40 P/1004 Pics, No. 30 LeMans1965        License Plate is 2J MFG 013

Hey Stephan,
That's a great photo find!! I didn't think there was any photo showing that plate. NICE!

[Szabo]

2N MFG 013 - Car and Driver Test 11 1965 427 Cobra Street Test Drive

[Richstang]

I shot these photos of a GT40 at Sud Automobile in Longueuil, south shore of Montreal, summer of '67.
It looks like a manufacturer plate 3E or B 013? Sorry for the poor quality
I was a 16 year old with what amounted to a Kodak Box Brownie camera
Mike
I don't think we have a positive chassis # on this car yet, Ronnie Spain was stumped as well, even though I have other photos of it.

It's neat that you took those photos. We know we won't see them anywhere else.
It does look like a MFG 013 plate, but I just cant read those letters. I kind of see a '3' but it is blurry the second letter, well, not so much.
Thanks for sharing

[Richstang]

i have also some Pics where i would really loved to be known the License Plates !!! Maybe somebody can help her

?? MFG 013 a.k.a 5S007 the 10.000 Mile Test Car Sports Car Graphic



?? MFG 013 - Inside Carter Avenue




not hard proved is this Pic from SFM 5010 on a Auction Sale, wear a 1C MFG 013 Plate, not to see on the LAX Open House Event

Thanks again Stephan, Yes, some of these pictures were too far away, out of focus, or just too dark to get the plate numbers.

I don't think we should trust modern photos.
The owners may have added real or more likely reproduction plates onto to the cars, to 'enhance' the look.
It's best if we focus on vintage photos for proof of them being placed on the cars by Shelby American.

[Richstang]

CSX2174 Licence plate 1D MFG 013

Steve McQueen!
Excellent addition Joe!     (added to the first post list)

[Szabo]

CSX2174 Licence plate 1D MFG 013

Steve McQueen!
Excellent addition Joe!     (added the the first post list)

The Henry Ford Database say it was in 1963

[Richstang]

CSX2345 Licence plate 1E MFG 013

Although you posted a later modern photo, I believe this Cobra did wear that '1E' '1G' plate.
My file photo from the August 1964 Freiburg Hill Climb appears to be a match
(the Plate in the photo is a bit fuzzy, but I can see the '1' and it does look very close to an an 'E'

[Richstang]

P/1042 licence plate 1W MFG 013

Thanks again Joe.  I have this Ford GT noted as P/1005 from June 1965

[Richstang]

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SFM66H (Kieth) postet this Test from a burning tire GT350 on LAX
which was in CARS May 1966
in the Test the GT350 wears MFG 013 Plates, i indicate it is 1L
maybe Kieth can help here with a view on the origin Test

I will check with Kieth to see if he has a large scan to prove it is '1L'

Nice work finding the two Brussels show cars! 

[69mach351w]

Very Cool Thread.

I was thinking the same thing as Rich about modern photos possibly being repops.

[Richstang]

CSX3178 427 Cobra CS licence plate 1A MFG 013 (LOT F145  KISSIMMEE 2021  JAN 7-16)

Thanks again Joe,

This might have been an added plate to help sell the car. The '1A MFG 013' plate is the most common replicated plate out there.
For now I'll leave it off the list, unless we can prove it was originally on the car in a vintage photo.

[Richstang]

2N MFG 013 - Car and Driver Test 11 1965 427 Cobra Street Test Drive

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Another nice find!
I have the issue but couldn't read the plate. You photos show it clearly!

[Szabo]

Last Post for today,
in Germany it is 1 a.m. , time to sleep : )

i totally agree, best at the moment would be time correct Pics from 1962 - 1967 SAI

1K MFG 013 1962-63 Henry Ford Database

[honker]

I think that this image, and some of the others from that sequence are well known here ? but what is the plate ? is it MFG ? It's

really tough to get a good scan, my machine is pretty old  This is from Car and Driver, May 1965, with magazine lead times

these could have been shot around February 1965.

Mike

edit: Google search is your friend found a clearer image on the Car & Driver website it is a dealer tag  I'll get my coat